{"id":6,"date":"2014-11-02T08:33:20","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T08:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fptiphilippines.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-07-10T06:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:44:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fptiphilippines.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1264 size-full\" title=\"Anihan Technical School students in their laboratory\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Foundation-for-Professional-Training-Inc.-06.png?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Foundation for Professional Training, Inc. (FPTI)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>FPTI<\/strong> dedicates itself to the lifelong development of women from all walks of life through the establishment and management of educational centers and programs that specialize in skills training and courses combined with strong values and character formation program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Vision<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Women committed to service and whole person development who will be agents of social transformation in all levels of society.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Mission<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">To contribute to the efforts of nation-building by empowering women of all walks of life \u2013 especially from the less privileged sectors \u2013 through development education, skills training, and character-building founded on Christian values of life and work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">We believe in<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">the <strong>recognition of human dignity<\/strong> as the enduring foundation for all levels of development<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>development education<\/strong> as a sustainable solution to the effects of poverty&#8211;addressing the lack of skills, employment opportunities, self-esteem, self-reliance, and access to social integration.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>continuing professional training<\/strong> to ensure competent and quality service.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>active participation of women<\/strong> in every dimension of human development.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>good governance and responsible partnership with stakeholders<\/strong> to strengthen the effectiveness of development initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">What we do<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">We undertake educational development cooperation projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">We manage educational centers that offer first-rate technical-vocational programs that provide skills that secures employability in the service industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">We conduct continuing skills training, as well as management and leadership programs, with strong foundation on universal values, for our own personnel and for the personnel across levels of various industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">We promote advocacy programs that will heighten awareness of socio-civic responsibilities among individuals and corporate entities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>We support the promotion of technical-vocational training in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1489\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/St.-Josemaria-Escriva-with-Women-Members-of-Opus-Dei.png?resize=640%2C244\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/St.-Josemaria-Escriva-with-Women-Members-of-Opus-Dei.png?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/St.-Josemaria-Escriva-with-Women-Members-of-Opus-Dei.png?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fptiphilippines.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/St.-Josemaria-Escriva-with-Women-Members-of-Opus-Dei.png?resize=768%2C292&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Our inspiration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">At the very core of FPTI\u2019s philosophy are the teachings of <a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/opusdei.org\/en\/section\/saint-josemaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1<\/a> about work and the pursuit of holiness in ordinary life. The Founder of <a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/opusdei.org\/en-ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opus Dei<\/a> once said in an interview:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>\u201cWomen are called to bring to the family, to society and to the Church, characteristics which are their own and which they alone can give: their gentle warmth and untiring generosity, their love for detail, their quick-wittedness and intuition, their simple and deep piety, their constancy&#8230; A woman\u2019s femininity is genuine only if she is aware of the beauty of this contribution for which there is no substitute &#8211; and if she incorporates it into her own life.\u201d (<a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.escrivaworks.org\/book\/conversations-point-87.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conversations with Monsignor Escriva de Balaguer, no. 87<\/a>)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">In one of his homilies, the Saint of the Ordinary wrote: <em>\u201cWork, all work, bears witness to the dignity of man, to his dominion over creation. It is an opportunity to develop one\u2019s personality. It is a bond of union with others, the way to support one\u2019s family, a means of aiding in the improvement of the society in which we live and in the progress of all humanity.\u201d<\/em> (<a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.escrivaworks.org\/book\/christ_is_passing_by-point-47.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christ is Passing By, no. 47<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Foundation for Professional Training, Inc. (FPTI) FPTI dedicates itself to the lifelong development of women from all walks of life through the establishment and management of educational centers and programs that specialize in skills training and courses combined with strong values and character formation program. 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